A program includes the development and shipping of 12 million product units over the next year. However, one program supplier has a history of overestimating its planned volume, which puts the…

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Options

• AUse expert judgment, and update the program procurement plan.
• BSeek stakeholder approval of program procurement management activities.
• CExamine performance reports, audits, and inspections.
• DReview proposal evaluation criteria, risk analyses, and mitigation strategies.

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  14% (7)
• D
  78% (40)

Explanation

Because this supplier has a known history of overestimating volume, the program manager should revisit the risk analyses and mitigation strategies that were developed for this supplier relationship, along with the proposal evaluation criteria used to select and assess them. This ensures that the risk responses specifically designed for this known issue are properly in place and being actioned. Option C (examining performance reports, audits, and inspections) describes general monitoring activities, but without referencing the specific risk mitigation strategies tied to this supplier's known weakness, monitoring alone is insufficient. Options A and B relate to procurement planning and stakeholder approval activities respectively, which are not focused on risk-based supplier control. Option D directly addresses the supplier's known risk by connecting current oversight to the planned risk mitigation approach.

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